Photo by Wheeling Corrugating Company WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published Supplement 1 to AISI S310-20, North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels, 2020 Edition. Supplement…
GE Inaugurates World-Class 3D Printing Facility Based on New COBOD Printer
3D printer the size of a three story building can print tower sections up to 20 meters high First of its kind research in the US: experimenting with new…
Serge Ferrari Group Launches Revolutionary Solution for Light-Filled Spaces
(photos courtesy of Serge Ferrari Group) STFE Provides Lightweight, Durable Building Skin for Indoor Enclosures Deerfield Beach, Fla. …
American Concrete Institute Launches New Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (April 7, 2022) -- The American Concrete institute (ACI) announced the launch of NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, at its Spring convention in Orlando, Florida, USA. NEU aims to collaborate globally…
American Concrete Institute Releases 2022 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (March 29, 2022)— The American Concrete Institute has released the 2022 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information…
Siam Cement Group to become distributor of COBOD 3D construction printers in Thailand and beyond
Siam Cement Group (SCG) to become distributor of COBOD 3D construction printers in Thailand and beyond SCG previously used other printers to make various prototypes, but has now turned to the world leader in 3D construction printing solution for their state-of-the-art…
American Concrete Institute Releases New Repair Code
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released ACI CODE-562-21 Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures - Code and Commentary in print and digital formats. The Code was developed to provide design…
Knowing Basic Deck Coating System Terms Can Help Facility Managers Make Better Decisions Regarding Maintenance
(St. Louis, MO) Construction jargon often sounds like a foreign language. But just knowing a few, basic terms used when describing deck coating systems can seriously help facility managers and building engineers qualify contractors, evaluate proposals and…
Video: Concrete Climate Ideas: Girl Scouts Talk Building Materials and Embodied Carbon
Girl Scout Troops 1477 and 1952 of the Wisconsin Badgerland Council wanted to do a project to raise awareness about solutions to climate change. After looking into the biggest contributors to global warming, they were surprised to discover that embodied carbon…
Increased demand for prefabricated wooden elements in Sweden
Because of the climate crisis, constructors are increasingly turning to prefabricated wooden elements. Wood is the only construction material that stores carbon, in contrast to steel and concrete that have a negative impact on the climate. Rickard Brännman,…
